The New Nursing Supervisor Is Discussing Her Plans for the Unit

Multiple Choice

The new nursing supervisor is discussing her plans for the unit with you. She wants to hang a board on the wall of the nursing unit listing each patient's name, room number, working diagnosis, and medication schedule. You advise her that:

A) This is a good idea, since it will facilitate coordination of care.
B) It is a violation of confidentiality to display patient-specific information in a public place.
C) This is not a good idea, because it is a violation of prospective consent.
D) The physicians will not like it because it will show everyone who has the most patients.